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Church of the Holy Prophet Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth, Savonlinna
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Church of the Holy Prophet Zacharias and Righteous Elizabeth, Savonlinna

Церковь пророка Захарии и праведной Елисаветы в Савонлинне
FinlandСавонлинна1845–1846Public buildings
The wooden church in the centre of Savonlinna (Nyslott) was built by the town's Orthodox parish and consecrated in 1846; the design is attributed to an architect of the Visconti family working in St Petersburg. Savonlinna was then part of the Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire. In 1938 the building was sold to the Lutheran parish and became known as the Little Church (Pikkukirkko). In February 2017 the Lutheran parish handed it over to the Pikkukirkko association, and in 2021 the church was bought by the Saimaa Orthodox parish.
Деревянная церковь в центре Савонлинны (Нейшлота) построена православным приходом города и освящена в 1846 году; проект приписывают работавшему в Петербурге архитектору из семьи Висконти. Савонлинна в то время входила в Великое княжество Финляндское в составе Российской империи. В 1938 году здание продано лютеранскому приходу и было известно как «Малая церковь» (Пиккукиркко). В феврале 2017 года лютеранский приход передал его обществу «Пиккукиркко», а в 2021 году церковь выкупил православный приход Сайма.

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EraChurch
FunctionChurch
Present ownerSaimaa Orthodox Parish (Orthodox Church of Finland)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1846
StatusIn use
As of2025-02
According to the Diocese of Kuopio and Karelia on 1 February 2025, the church returned to Orthodox ownership in February 2017 and was bought by the Saimaa parish in 2021; it is the oldest sanctuary of the parish.

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